I'm also looking to play my PS3 sound through a little stereo receiver instead of my TV speakers. Can I plug the component cables into the Analog slot and just use the audio from them while still using the video from HDMI? To clarify: I want to plug component or composite cables into my PS3 and get sound sent to my reciever via the RCA cables but still use HDMI for video.
Oh, I got my PS3 in the mail today, along with my blu ray movies. It's bigger than I originally thought, and it's a heavy bastard. I was wondering, will any downloads continue on even if I turn off the ps3 (sort of like the 360)? Also, exactly what types of video am I able to stream over to my ps3 (.mpg, .avi)? I tried streaming a vid over, but I keep getting a corruption error. Thanks for any help.